August 25, 2014, 9:47AM

Thunder on the Gulf moves from Orange Beach, Ala. to downtown Pensacola, Fla. where the power boats were docked in the dry pits for spectators to get up close on Saturday, August 23, 2014. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)

August 25, 2014, 9:47AM

Thunder on the Gulf moves from Orange Beach, Ala. to downtown Pensacola, Fla. where the power boats were docked in the dry pits for spectators to get up close on Saturday, August 23, 2014. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)

August 25, 2014, 9:47AM

Thunder on the Gulf moves from Orange Beach, Ala. to downtown Pensacola, Fla. where the power boats were docked in the dry pits for spectators to get up close on Saturday, August 23, 2014. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)

August 25, 2014, 9:47AM

Thunder on the Gulf moves from Orange Beach, Ala. to downtown Pensacola, Fla. where the power boats were docked in the dry pits for spectators to get up close on Saturday, August 23, 2014. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)

August 25, 2014, 9:47AM

Some folks kept cool in the water at the start of the races. People gather at Cotton Bayou on Friday, August 22, 2014 to watch Thunder on the Gulf in Orange Beach, Ala. on Friday, August 22, 2014. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)

August 25, 2014, 9:47AM

J.R. Noble, pilot and owner of the STIHL sponsored powerboat with Flora-Bama owner John McInnis III and Sebastian Verheul and Jeff Carles of the Lucas Oil racing team at the Yacht Club during the opening of Thunder on the Gulf. Thunder on the Gulf kicks off in Orange Beach, Ala. on Friday, August 22, 2014. Powerboats began racing in the...

August 25, 2014, 9:47AM

Some folks kept cool in the water at the start of the races. People gather at Cotton Bayou on Friday, August 22, 2014 to watch Thunder on the Gulf in Orange Beach, Ala. on Friday, August 22, 2014. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)